Written Answers Thursday 19 January 2006

Scottish Executive

Apprenticeships

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what initiatives it has piloted or launched in each year since 2001 to end gender segregation for modern apprenticeship trainees.

Allan Wilson: The Executive’s Equality Unit has developed an Equality Strategy with the aim of mainstreaming equality throughout the policy making process. This provides a means by which effective action can be put in place by strategic collaborative partnership working, without the need to develop individual strategies to tackle specific areas of policy. Also, one of the main drivers in our Diversity Policy is a commitment by ministers to put the promotion of equality at the heart of all policy making.

  Officials were involved in the Equal Opportunities Commissions (EOC) External Advisory Group as part of their research into occupation segregation. I have met with the EOC since the launch of their investigative report into occupational segregation in MAs, Jobs for the boys and the girls. We will continue to work with them, and others, in tackling issues through collaborative partnership working.

  We have also, through the Modern Apprenticeship Implementation Group (MAIG), encouraged changes to the role of the group, the way it operates and also the process that MA frameworks are approved. The process is now more robust and through Sector Skills Agreements we can encourage employers to become more proactive in tackling occupational segregation and share best practice.

Apprenticeships

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many female plumbing apprenticeships there have been under the modern apprenticeship programme in each year since 2001, expressed also as a percentage of the total number of plumbing apprenticeships in the same timescale.

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many female construction apprenticeships there have been under the modern apprenticeship programme in each year since 2001, expressed also as a percentage of the total number of construction apprenticeships in the same timescale.

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many female engineering apprenticeships there have been under the modern apprenticeship programme in each year since 2001, expressed also as a percentage of the total number of engineering apprenticeships in the same timescale.

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many male child care apprenticeships there have been under the modern apprenticeship programme in each year since 2001, expressed also as a percentage of the total number of child care apprenticeships in the same timescale.

Allan Wilson: Details about the number of modern apprentices (MAs), broken down by framework and gender since 2001, is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The information is not held centrally.

  However, Scottish Enterprise have published MA figures for males and females in the top 12 frameworks since 1998-99, as well as the gender split for each framework by age groups 16 to 24 and over 25s for the year ending 31 March 2005.

  These tables are available on the Scottish Enterprise website:

  www.scottish-enterprise.com/sedotcom_home/training-providers-top/training-providers/performance-and-reports.htm?siblingtoggle=1.

Bridges

Mr Andrew Arbuckle (Mid Scotland and Fife) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will investigate how other countries have repaired or replaced suspension bridges like the Forth Road Bridge when problems have emerged.

Tavish Scott: We have commissioned an independent assessment of the testing work done on the bridge cables, from the Flint & Neill Partnership, one of the UK’s leading consultants with international experience on cable supported bridges, and will receive its report this month. Depending upon the outcome of this technical audit, decisions will be taken on what further work if any is required. This is an evolving situation and I will keep the Parliament informed of progress at the appropriate times.

Buildings

Mr David Davidson (North East Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what exemptions there will be in respect of the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, as referred to in the ministerial statement by the Deputy Minister for Communities on 14 December 2005 ( Official Report c. 21691).

Johann Lamont: I have asked Dr. Paul Stollard, Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency (SBSA), to answer. His response is as follows:

  The directive allows the following buildings to be exempt from energy performance certification:

  buildings which do not use energy to condition the indoor climate;

  buildings and monuments officially protected as part of a designated environment or because of their special architectural or historic merit, where compliance with the requirements would unacceptably alter their character or appearance;

  buildings used as places of worship and for religious activities;

  temporary buildings with a planned time of use of two years or less, industrial sites, workshops and non-residential agricultural buildings with low energy demand and non-residential agricultural buildings which are in use by a sector covered by a national sectoral agreement on energy performance;

  residential buildings which are intended to be used less than four months of the year, and

  stand-alone buildings with a total useful floor area of less than 50m2.

  Use will be made of some, but not all of these exemptions, and the final list has still to be decided.

Business Learning Accounts

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive Scottish Executive what progress it has made with the introduction of business learning accounts; how many companies have participated in the scheme, broken down into small, medium or large businesses; how many employees have participated in the scheme, broken down by size of company and local enterprise company (LEC) area; whether it will provide a breakdown and overall totals of the grants awarded; what outcomes such grants have achieved or are expected to achieve; whether there have been any complaints about the design or delivery of the scheme; which LEC areas are covered by the scheme; what budget has been allocated to the scheme in each of the financial years in which it has been operating; how much has actually been spent in each financial year; what budget has been set aside for the scheme in 2006-07; how many consultants have been involved in the scheme in each LEC area; what the total cost of these consultants has been in each financial year; whether the scheme has been evaluated and, if so, what the outcome was; who undertook any such evaluation and at what cost, and what the Executive’s plans are for the future of the scheme.

Allan Wilson: Business learning accounts (BLAs) were piloted for a two year period from autumn 2003 to autumn 2005. The enterprise networks are not currently offering any new BLAs but those companies which have already been awarded a BLA are able to continue implementing training plans until the end of March 2006.

  There were four BLA pilots, two sectoral and two geographic. The two geographic pilots covered the Ross and Cromarty LEC area and the Clyde Valley area - including Renfrewshire, Glasgow and Dunbartonshire LECs. The two sectoral pilots were open to businesses in the Manufacturing and Tourism industries and as such, were available across all LEC areas. In April 2005 BLAs were extended to all LECs in the Highlands and Islands Enterprise area.

  Five hundred and seventy small businesses have participated in BLAs by undergoing a Training Needs Analysis (TNA). Three hundred and forty-four have gone on to be approved for BLA funding. BLAs are only available to small businesses with less than 50 employees.

  The information requested on number of employees which have participated in BLAs is provided in the following tables. It has not been possible to provide a breakdown by LEC area for Scottish Enterprise (SE) pilots, however a breakdown by pilot has been provided. A breakdown by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) LEC area has been provided.

  

 Pilot
 Number of Individual Employees


 Tourism ( SE Network–wide)
 534


 Geographic (SE Renfrewshire; Glasgow; Dunbartonshire)
 425


 Manufacturing (SE Network – wide)
 625


 Total 
 1,584



  Number of Individual Employees Participating In BLAs By HIE LEC Area

  

 LEC
 Number of Individuals


 Ross and Cromarty
 560


 Caithness and Sutherland
 40


 Orkney 
 53


 Shetland 
 100


 Lochaber 
 52


 Skye and Lochalsh
 26


 Argyll and Islands
 29


 Western Isles
 14


 Moray
 4


 Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
 54


 Total
 932



  The information requested on the total funding awarded by pilot and by LEC area is provided in the following tables.

  BLA Funding Awarded for Original Four BLA Pilots

  

 Pilot
 Funding Awarded


 Clyde Valley
£144,734


 Ross and Cromarty
£230,000


 Manufacturing
£179,353


 Tourism
£75,414


 Total
£629,501



  Funding Awarded by HIE LEC Area since April 2005

  

 LEC
 Funding Awarded


 Caithness and Sutherland
£36,100


 Orkney 
£22,000


 Shetland 
£53,500


 Lochaber 
£15,500


 Skye and Lochalsh
£18,500


 Argyll and Islands
£34,700


 Western Isles
£17,750


 Moray
£14,500


 Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
£30,320


 Total
£242,870



  It is not been possible to provide data on the return on investment at this stage. A final independent evaluation is due to complete shortly which will identify benefits derived for the businesses and individuals participating.

  We have not had any formal complaints about the design or delivery of BLAs. The interim evaluation, which reported in December 2004, identified some operational issues which may limit the success of BLAs. These issues were addressed at the time of the evaluation.Information on the number of contractors is provided in the following table.

  Contractors Used in the Delivery of BLAs by LEC

  

 LECs
 Number of Contractors Used


 Ayrshire
 1


 Grampian
 1


 Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Dunbartonshire (Geographic pilot)
 3


 Lanarkshire
 2


 Fife
 3


 Tayside
 3


 Dumfries and Galloway
 1


 Edinburgh and Lothian
 3


 Forth Valley
 2


 Ross and Cromarty
 5


 Caithness and Sutherland
 1


 Orkney 
 2


 Shetland 
 1


 Lochaber 
 2


 Skye and Lochalsh
 1


 Argyll and Islands
 2


 Western Isles
 2


 Moray
 2


 Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
 3



  It has not been possible to breakdown the cost of contractors by LEC area. However the following table shows the totals spent in the Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands areas.

  

 
 2003-04
 2004-05
 2005-06


 Highlands and Islands Enterprise
£17,000
£34,000
£150,220


 Scottish Enterprise
£3,375
£168,750
£128,250*



  Note: *2005-06 figures are estimated as final expenditure will not be known until April 2006.

  The information requested on the budget and actual spend by the Scottish Executive on BLAs is provided in the following table.

  Budget Allocated and Actual Spend by Scottish Executive on BLAs by financial year.

  

 
 2003-04
 2004-05
 2005-06


 Budget Allocated
£264,000
£736,000
£1,000,000


 Actual Spend
£264,000
£730,000
£930,000



  The Scottish Executive has not set aside any budget for BLAs in 2006-07.

  An independent evaluation is being undertaken by Cambridge Policy Consultants. An interim evaluation was published in December 2005 and can be found on the Scottish Executive website www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/enterprise/ell17-00.asp. We are currently awaiting a final evaluation report and we expect to publish this in early 2006. The total cost of the evaluation will be £88,000.

  BLAs are expected to encourage small businesses which do not traditionally invest in training to recognise the benefits of training linked to business growth. It is therefore hoped that businesses will continue to invest in training after receiving support through a BLA. The final evaluation report will give us an indication of what BLAs have achieved.

  We are awaiting the final evaluation report before we take any decision on the future of BLAs.

Business Learning Accounts

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what the process is for applying for a business learning account (BLA) and what the eligibility criteria are for participation by (a) companies and (b) employees.

Allan Wilson: The process for applying for a BLA is the same as applying for any other form of financial assistance from the enterprise networks. These processes have been approved by Audit Scotland.

  Businesses are made aware of BLAs through a number of means including direct targeting by LEC advisers, through general LEC marketing, through the Business Gateway, through talks given to organisations such as Chambers of Commerce and through discussions with learndirect Scotland for Business.

  BLAs are available to small businesses with less than 50 employees which have not received previous support for training from the Enterprise Networks and which are not public sector organisations. Eligible training activities are limited to training that contributes to business growth.

  Individual employees cannot apply for a BLA, therefore there is no eligibility criteria for employees.

Care of Elderly People

Eleanor Scott (Highlands and Islands) (Green): To ask the Scottish Executive what provision is required to allow frail elderly people who are unable to live in their own homes to remain within their own communities.

Lewis Macdonald: It is for individual local authorities to determine and meet the care needs of older people, and we are providing councils with £1.6 billion in support for community care the year to help them do just that.

Drug Misuse

Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many hospital admissions there have been in each of the last five years as a result of the use of (a) pharmaceutical drugs, (b) heroin, (c) cocaine, (d) cannabis, (e) alcohol, (f) nicotine and (g) magic mushrooms, broken down by NHS board.

Hugh Henry: Information showing the number of hospital admissions there have been in each of the last five years as a result of substance misuse, according to the categories collected and broken down by NHS boards, has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 38610).

  Information on pharmaceutical drugs is not provided as there is no standard definition available.

Drug Misuse

Richard Lochhead (North East Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions have been made for drug driving in each of the last five years, including 2006, and how many of these convictions resulted in a (a) custodial sentence and (b) fine and/or loss of licence, broken down by police force area and showing year-on-year percentage changes.

Cathy Jamieson: Figures for convictions involving drugs alone are not available. However, the total number of drink or drug driving offences resulting in a charge proved in the years 1999 to 2003, the latest five-year period for which information is currently available, is given in the following table. Figures for 2004-05 are currently planned for publication in April 2006.

  Drink or Drug Driving Offences1 with a Charge Proved in Scottish Courts, by Police Force Area, 1999-2003.

  

Police Force Areaand Sentence
 Number
 Percentage Change On Previous Year


 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002
 20032
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002
 20032


 Central 
 101
 136
 122
 213
 199
 22
 35
 -10
 75
 -7


 Imprisonment
 2
 1
 5
 5
 3
 -67
 -50
 400
 0
 -40


 Fine 
 61
 79
 65
 94
 99
 49
 30
 -18
 45
 5


 Other 
 38
 56
 52
 114
 97
 6
 47
 -7
 119
 -15


 Dumfries and Galloway
 62
 67
 45
 92
 63
 -5
 8
 -33
 104
 -32


 Imprisonment
 1
 5
 1
 -
 1
 -50
 400
 -80
 -100
 na


 Fine 
 42
 42
 34
 51
 41
 -2
 0
 -19
 50
 -20


 Other 
 19
 20
 10
 41
 21
 -5
 5
 -50
 310
 -49


 Fife 
 119
 151
 139
 220
 200
 0
 27
 -8
 58
 -9


 Imprisonment
 13
 5
 4
 15
 6
 44
 -62
 -20
 275
 -60


 Fine 
 52
 69
 47
 78
 76
 -12
 33
 -32
 66
 -3


 Other 
 54
 77
 88
 127
 118
 6
 43
 14
 44
 -7


 Grampian 
 232
 207
 239
 237
 277
 10
 -11
 15
 -1
 17


 Imprisonment
 7
 2
 7
 4
 7
 -50
 -71
 250
 -43
 75


 Fine 
 100
 99
 108
 116
 122
 -5
 -1
 9
 7
 5


 Other 
 125
 106
 124
 117
 148
 37
 -15
 17
 -6
 26


 Lothian and Borders 
 331
 349
 301
 451
 418
 -4
 5
 -14
 50
 -7


 Imprisonment
 33
 16
 23
 21
 16
 83
 -52
 44
 -9
 -24


 Fine 
 169
 183
 166
 183
 211
 -12
 8
 -9
 10
 15


 Other 
 129
 150
 112
 247
 191
 -4
 16
 -25
 121
 -23


 Northern 
 129
 133
 151
 197
 208
 10
 3
 14
 30
 6


 Imprisonment
 7
 14
 8
 9
 10
 250
 100
 -43
 13
 11


 Fine 
 71
 72
 89
 86
 100
 13
 1
 24
 -3
 16


 Other 
 51
 47
 54
 102
 98
 -2
 -8
 15
 89
 -4


 Strathclyde 
 1,105
 1,165
 1,233
 1,230
 1,193
 -2
 5
 6
 0
 -3


 Imprisonment
 72
 70
 84
 62
 61
 20
 -3
 20
 -26
 -2


 Fine 
 496
 575
 596
 608
 539
 -14
 16
 4
 2
 -11


 Other 
 537
 520
 553
 560
 593
 8
 -3
 6
 1
 6


 Tayside 
 161
 215
 242
 286
 242
 -21
 34
 13
 18
 -15


 Imprisonment
 6
 13
 14
 22
 14
 -63
 117
 8
 57
 -36


 Fine 
 81
 112
 108
 118
 98
 -19
 38
 -4
 9
 -17


 Other 
 74
 90
 120
 146
 130
 -16
 22
 33
 22
 -11


 Scotland
 2,240
 2,423
 2,472
 2,926
 2,800
 -2
 8
 2
 18
 -4



  Drink or Drug Driving Offences1 with a Charge Proved in Scottish Courts Resulting in a Driving Disqualification, by Police Force Area, 1999-2003

  

Police Force Area and Sentence
 Number
 Percentage Change on Previous Year


 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002
 20032
 1999
 2000
 2001
 2002
 20032


 Central 
 61
 73
 76
 110
 103
 36
 20
 4
 45
 -6


 Dumfries and Galloway
 33
 39
 29
 48
 34
 -13
 18
 -26
 66
 -29


 Fife 
 63
 79
 68
 94
 101
 -14
 25
 -14
 38
 7


 Grampian 
 106
 100
 113
 113
 115
 6
 -6
 13
 0
 2


 Lothian and Borders 
 178
 193
 183
 209
 212
 -7
 8
 -5
 14
 1


 Northern 
 71
 88
 88
 96
 106
 11
 24
 0
 9
 10


 Strathclyde 
 611
 674
 681
 712
 640
 3
 10
 1
 5
 -10


 Tayside 
 84
 119
 123
 141
 104
 -21
 42
 3
 15
 -26


 Scotland
 1,207
 1,365
 1,361
 1,523
 1,415
 0
 13
 0
 12
 -7



  Notes:

  1. Offence categories included are:

  Driving a motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs.

  In charge of a motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs.

  Failure to co-operate with a preliminary test.

  Failure to provide a specimen at a police station.

  2. Includes estimated data.

Drug Misuse

Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many female drug addicts have been sent from Scotland to (a) England and (b) Wales for rehabilitation treatment.

Hugh Henry: This information is not held centrally.

Drug Misuse

Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent in the current financial year on funding rehabilitation treatment for female drug addicts.

Hugh Henry: It is not possible to disaggregate funds spent on the basis of gender. However, in 2004-05, the most recent year for which figures are available, 33% of new individuals accessing drug treatment were women, according to the Scottish Drug Misuse Database.

Drug Misuse

Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any proposals to establish a national rehabilitation centre for female drug addicts in Scotland.

Hugh Henry: There are no proposals to establish a national rehabilitation centre for female drug addicts in Scotland.

Drug Misuse

Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what importance it places on providing rehabilitation services for female drug users.

Hugh Henry: We are working towards improvements in service quality and delivery to ensure that all drug misusers have access to a range of patient-centred services which can be tailored to meet individual needs and circumstances and that support service users to turn away from criminal activity. Action at local level to encourage women drug users to access treatment services is for Drug Action Teams.

Drug Misuse

Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what importance it places on providing rehabilitation services for female drug users who are pregnant.

Hugh Henry: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-22195 on 19 January 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search .

  Information provided by Drug Action Teams through Corporate Action Plans for 2005-06 shows that there are 57 services across Scotland which have facilities specifically for pregnant women.

Drug Misuse

Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with NHS Ayrshire and Arran regarding the availability of drug rehabilitation services in the area.

Hugh Henry: NHS Ayrshire and Arran is a key partner in Ayrshire and Arran’s Alcohol and Drug Action Team (ADAT). The ADAT submits annual Corporate Action Plans to the Executive detailing past performance and planned action across a range of national priorities, including the availability of drug treatment and rehabilitation services. The Executive provides written feedback back to the ADAT.

Economy

Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage output from the manufacturing sector was in (a) Scotland and (b) the United Kingdom in (i) each of the last four quarters to 2005 Q2 and (ii) the year to each of the last four quarters to 2005 Q2.

Nicol Stephen: The quarterly and annual growth rates for the Scottish and UK manufacturing sectors for the four quarters leading up to quarter 2, 2005 are as follows.

  Table 1: Constant Price Gross Value Added for Manufacturing Sector: Quarterly Growth Rates, 2004 Q3 to 2005 Q2

  

 Quarter
 Scotland
 United Kingdom


 2004 Q3
 -1.2%
 -0.7%


 2004 Q4
 +0.6%
 +0.6%


 2005 Q1
 -0.4%
 -0.9%


 2005 Q2
 -0.1%
 -0.2%



  Table 2: Constant Price Gross Value Added for Manufacturing Sector: Four Quarter on Four Quarter Growth Rates, 2004 Q3 to 2005 Q2

  

 Quarter
 Scotland
 United Kingdom


 2004 Q3
 -0.3%
 +2.1%


 2004 Q4
 +0.2%
 +1.9%


 2005 Q1
 -0.1%
 +1.4%


 2005 Q2
 -0.5%
 +0.4%



  Sources:

  Scotland Data: Scottish Executive: Quarterly GDP Index.

  United Kingdom Data: Office of National Statistics.

Emergency Services

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many respirators with filters are available to local authority and emergency services personnel in the event of a major contamination incident, broken down by local authority area.

Cathy Jamieson: All three Emergency Services have stocks of protective equipment including respirators, breathing equipment or air filter units, as follows:

  The Scottish Ambulance Service holds 1,000 Chemical Personal Protection Equipment Suits which have, as an integral part, air filtration units, each of which uses two filters. These suits are intended to be used by trained ambulance service personnel;

  UK-wide the Police Service has 5% of its officers trained and equipped (including respirators) in dealing with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents;

  The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service do not presently use respirators with filters as they would use full breathing apparatus at all times.

  It is not possible to provide information on a local authority basis as all decontamination equipment held by the emergency services is mobile and any response to a decontamination incident would be Scotland wide. Dependent on the incident, resources could also be called upon from England and Wales.

Employment

Nora Radcliffe (Gordon) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what action it and Careers Scotland are taking to encourage young people with a background of generations of unemployment into work.

Allan Wilson: The Scottish Executive invests in a wide range of mainstream policies spanning early years, education, children’s services, regeneration, enterprise and lifelong learning, all of which contribute to improving opportunities for young people to participate in the labour market.

  For those young people who, for any reason, require additional support in order to access and sustain employment there are a range of targeted measures. For example, Careers Scotland run early intervention programmes in schools for young people who may face difficulties in moving into work and offer one to one support and guidance through their key worker service, targeting 16 to 19-year-olds who are not in education, employment or training.

Equal Opportunities

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been allocated specifically to reducing the 21% gap in employment between white women and women from a black or minority ethnic background.

Allan Wilson: The specific information requested is not held centrally.

European Union

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the new EU budget 2007-13 will have on Social Fund spending.

Allan Wilson: Under the agreement reached between member states on the EU budget 2007-13 on 16 December 2005, Structural Funds will continue to be available throughout Scotland. However, this funding will be at levels reduced from what Scotland currently receives. Scotland as a whole could receive approximately £475 million, or about 45% of what we currently receive. These figures are estimates at this moment and are subject to agreement between the UK Government and Devolved Administrations on how to divide UK competitiveness funding between the nations.

  It has yet to be clarified how this funding will be divided between the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The Executive is currently proposing four future programmes for Scotland: one ERDF and one ESF programme each for Highlands and Islands and for Lowland and Upland Scotland.

  Despite the reduction in funding it is important to remember that the vast majority of funding for economic development in Scotland comes from domestic sources. The Executive is committed to economic development in Scotland but is not reliant on Structural Funds to continue this agenda.

Further and Higher Education

Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what action has been taken to increase the proportion of students in (a) higher and (b) further education that are from under-represented and disadvantaged groups and areas in (i) Scotland and (ii) the (1) West Dunbartonshire and (2) East Dunbartonshire local authority area in each year since 1997.

Nicol Stephen: The Scottish Executive is committed to widening access to further and higher education for all who can benefit irrespective of their background or current personal circumstances. The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council (SFHEFC) has recently published their Learning for All report following a root and branch review of widening participation. That report sets out a programme of action to allow the people of Scotland equal opportunity to participate in lifelong learning that matches their hopes, talents, efforts and needs.

  The Executive’s strategy Lifelong Partners Scotland’s Schools and Colleges Building the Foundations of a Lifelong Learning Society, which was published on 12 May 2005 and debated in the parliament on that date. It outlines how we will increase and enhance school and college partnership. College learning for school pupils can widen pupils’ opportunities for progression, prepare them for further learning, and ease their transition from school. By demystifying college we want to encourage pupils to recognise the value of post-school education and understand the lifelong nature of learning.

  In relation to further education, SFHEFC has in place a range of measures designed to maximise participation including a Social Inclusion Premium to help colleges attract and retain students from the most disadvantaged areas. The premium was introduced in the 2000-01 funding round and is based on the number of students domiciled in the 20% most deprived postcode areas.

  Regarding higher education we have, in partnership with SFHEFC, identified a new basket of measures to monitor progress in widening participation and improving retention. The measures were set out in Jim Wallace’s letter, dated 27 May 2005, to the chair of the then Scottish Higher Education Funding Council. Copies have been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 36727). SFHEFC has been asked to deliver a year-on-year improvement in the number of students from non-traditional backgrounds entering higher education as outlined in the basket of measures. These measures have now been subsumed within the measures identified in the Learning for All report.

  In addition to the national focus there are local initiatives working with schools to raise awareness of the benefits of post-school education and training. The GOALS project (Greater Opportunity of Access and Learning with Schools) works with some secondary schools in both East and West Dunbartonshire. The Aim Higher roadshow also visits schools with low rates of entry to further and higher education to raise awareness amongst S2 and S3 pupils of post school education and training but with agreement does not visit those schools involved in the GOALS programme. Accordingly the roadshow will be visiting only one school in West Dunbartonshire, Clydebank High.

G8 Summit

Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of all costs associated with the security and policing of the G8 summit in July 2005.

Cathy Jamieson: The Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform made a statement on the costs and benefits associated with last year’s G8 summit on 14 December 2005. A breakdown of the cost of policing the event has been provided to the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 38629) and is available on the Scottish Executive’s website at:

  www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/International-Relations/G8/costofpolicing.

G8 Summit

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers from outwith Scotland were deployed in Scotland in relation to policing the G8 summit and related events, such as the Make Poverty History march.

Cathy Jamieson: A total of 15,400 police officers and staff were involved in the policing operation for the G8 summit and associated events. Seven thousand, eight hundred and ninety-six of this total were officers deployed from forces based in England and Wales.

Health

Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the new cardiothoracic centre at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital will have on combating heart disease.

Mr Andy Kerr: The establishment of the centre at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital will enable the creation of a state-of-the-art cardiothoracic facility for the west of Scotland, five years earlier than originally planned. It will be one of the largest centres in the UK for the investigation and surgical treatment of cardiac and cardiothoracic patients, concentrating clinical expertise and the latest diagnostic and treatment techniques and equipment on one site.

  The centre will provide many benefits, including the provision of timely, high quality treatment for patients in the west of Scotland by a dedicated team of highly skilled clinicians, better planning of patient care, and the potential to further reduce waiting times.

Health

Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive what contact there has been with Citizens Advice Scotland in respect of its involvement in progressing the new Scottish Health Council and NHS complaints procedure.

Mr Andy Kerr: We have provided funding of £60,000 in 2004-05 and £130,000 in 2005-06 to Citizen’s Advice Scotland (CAS) to work with the Scottish Health Council and patient and NHS representatives to develop a national framework for an independent advice and support service for patients, carers and the public. NHS boards will be expected to develop a strategic partnership with the Citizen’s Advice Bureau in their area to provide this service to meet local need by 1 April 2006.

  Part of the Scottish Health Council’s role is to ensure that NHS boards have mechanisms in place to deal with the comments and concerns of the people who use their services as they arise. This will involve them in monitoring the availability and effectiveness of local advice and support services and that NHS boards are using the complaints process as to influence future service design and delivery.

Health

Fiona Hyslop (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many health visitors have been available in each NHS board area in each year since 1999.

Mr Andy Kerr: Information on health visitors in NHS Scotland is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website under Workforce Statistics, at www.isdscotland.org/workforce .

  Section E gives details of nursing and midwifery staff employed in NHS Scotland. In particular, tables E1 and E2 show the whole-time equivalent (WTE) and headcount number of health visitors, broken down by NHS board area. WTE adjusts headcount staff figures to take account of part-time staff.

  There has been an increase of 1.7% WTE and 7.5% increase in headcount in health visitors in post in NHSScotland from September 1999 to September 2004.

  Prior to 2002, health visiting and school nursing were regarded as separate disciplines with separate training. However, in December 2002 the National Midwifery Council changed the qualification from Health Visiting to specialist Public Health Nurse.

Health

Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive what plans are in place to review NHS funding formulae in respect of the ability of NHS boards to respond to need associated with factors such as deprivation and rurality.

Mr Andy Kerr: The NHSScotland Resource Allocation Committee(NRAC) was set up in February 2005. The remit of the committee is to improve and refine the Arbuthnott formula for resource allocation and keep under review the information available to support existing elements of the formula and consider the inclusion of new data. The committee is due to report in spring 2007.

Health

Mrs Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many under 16-year-olds have received contraceptive implants or injections in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) age and (b) NHS board.

Mr Andy Kerr: The information requested is not available centrally. Data collected centrally relate to prescribed items dispensed by community pharmacists and dispensing doctors and do not include items dispensed through hospitals or hospital-based services. In addition, the available data are not patient-specific and cannot be used as a proxy for the number of patients receiving treatment with any particular drug.

International Development

Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-16849 by Patricia Ferguson on 8 June 2005, what commitments have been made following receipt of completed applications for funding from the International Development Fund budget in addition to those referred to in the question.

Patricia Ferguson: Following the first round of the International Development Fund, £4.3 million over three years has been allocated for development work in sub-Saharan Africa and Sri Lanka. Details of the projects which have received funding are available on the Scottish Executive website:

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2005/11/04144130.

  We have also awarded core funding to NIDOS (Network of International Development Organisations in Scotland) and IDEAS (International Development Education Association of Scotland) of £85,000 and £35,000 respectively per year for three years, to provide support to the development of Scottish NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations) through umbrella organisations.

  We have recently announced our Humanitarian Health Fund, to encourage more healthcare professionals to undertake humanitarian work through the provision of grants of up to £5,000 each to cover travel and accommodation costs and help purchase essential equipment, which will be donated to the recipient country.

  Further funding announcements will be made in due course.

Justice

Mr John Home Robertson (East Lothian) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made on increasing the threshold for claims that can be dealt with under the small-claims procedure.

Hugh Henry: We recognise that the case is made for an increase in the jurisdiction limits. We are still trying to resolve certain anomalies and difficulties in the different aspects so that we can bring proposals to Parliament as soon as possible.

Justice

Mr Mark Ruskell (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Green): To ask the Scottish Executive what jurisdiction police forces and procurators fiscal have to investigate and prosecute where civil criminal offences are suspected of having been perpetrated on or within Ministry of Defence property in Scotland.

Colin Boyd QC: Scottish police forces have jurisdiction to investigate, and the Procurator Fiscal has jurisdiction to prosecute, any criminal offence committed within Scottish jurisdiction. This jurisdiction would include Ministry of Defence property.

  The Ministry of Defence Police also have statutory jurisdiction to investigate criminal offences committed on military property. Whether the local police or the MOD police will investigate such offences is determined in accordance with a protocol agreed between the Scottish police forces and the MOD police.

Licensing

Richard Lochhead (North East Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many licences to sell alcohol have been withdrawn as a result of a breach of the licence in each of the last three years, broken down by local authority area and showing year-on-year percentage changes.

George Lyon: The Scottish Executive does not collect these statistics centrally. The Criminal Justice Statistics Unit within the Scottish Executive does, however, maintain and publish an annual series of Statistical Bulletins on Liquor Licences in Scotland. In 2003, statistics on the total number of licences that were suspended were collected for the first time.

  The figures for 2003 and 2004 are broken down into local authority areas as follows:

  

 Local Authority
 Number


 2003
 2004


 Aberdeen City
 2
 -


 Aberdeenshire
 2
 2


 Angus
 1
 1


 Clackmannanshire
 -
 2


 Dundee City
 4
 -


 East Ayrshire
 -
 2


 East Renfrewshire
 1
 -


 Edinburgh, City of
 3
 4


 Falkirk
 -
 2


 Fife
 -
 1


 Glasgow City
 -
 1


 Highland
 -
 1


 North Ayrshire
 2
 -


 North Lanarkshire
 2
 1


 Orkney Islands
 -
 -


 Perth and Kinross
 -
 1


 Scottish Borders
 1
 -


 South Lanarkshire
 1
 2


 West Dunbartonshire
 -
 1


 Scotland
 19
 21

Local Government

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many female council leaders there have been in each year since 1999, expressed as a percentage of the total number of all councillors in the same timescale and broken down by local authority area.

George Lyon: There are currently six female council leaders at Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Clackmannanshire, Dundee City, Fife and Highland Councils. That is 18.75% of all council leaders. Historical records of such data are not held centrally.

Local Government

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many female councillors there have been in each year since 1999, expressed also as a percentage of the total number of councillors in the same timescale and broken down by local authority area.

George Lyon: Two hundred and seventy-six female councillors were elected in 1999, which constituted 22.6% of the total number of councillors. Following the 2003 elections, these figure decreased to 266 and 21.8% respectively.

  The gender breakdown of local authority councillors after the 2003 election is shown as a percentage in the following table 1.

  Table 1: Gender Profile of Scotland’s Councillors 2003

  

 Council
 Total Councillors
 Percent Male
 Percent Female


 Aberdeen 
 43
 67
 33


 Aberdeenshire 
 68
 74
 26


 Angus 
 29
 76
 24


 Argyll and Bute 
 36
 86
 14


 Clackmannanshire 
 18
 89
 11


 Dumfries and Galloway 
 47
 79
 21


 Dundee 
 29
 76
 24


 East Ayrshire 
 32
 81
 19


 East Dunbartonshire 
 24
 67
 33


 East Lothian 
 23
 83
 17


 East Renfrewshire 
 20
 85
 15


 Edinburgh 
 58
 81
 19


 Eilean Siar 
 31
 90
 10


 Falkirk 
 32
 84
 16


 Fife 
 78
 73
 27


 Glasgow 
 79
 71
 29


 Highland 
 80
 74
 26


 Inverclyde 
 20
 95
 5


 Midlothian 
 18
 83
 17


 Moray 
 26
 85
 15


 North Ayrshire 
 30
 70
 30


 North Lanarkshire 
 70
 87
 13


 Orkney Islands 
 21
 90
 10


 Perth and Kinross 
 41
 76
 24


 Renfrewshire 
 40
 75
 25


 Scottish Borders 
 34
 74
 26


 Shetland Islands 
 22
 86
 14


 South Ayrshire 
 30
 80
 20


 South Lanarkshire 
 67
 78
 22


 Stirling 
 22
 82
 18


 West Dunbartonshire 
 22
 73
 27


 West Lothian 
 32
 84
 16



  We do not hold centrally annual historical records of the number of female councillors in Scotland as a whole, nor broken down by local authority area.

Local Government Finance

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the local government finance allocation formula specifically relates to deprivation levels.

Mr Tom McCabe: Although adjustments for deprivation within the local government finance distribution methodology are made to 25 services or sub-services, linked to allocations of over £2 billion out of a total current provision of £8.7 billion, it is not possible to give an exact proportion specifically related to deprivation levels.

Marine Protection

Chris Ballance (South of Scotland) (Green): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Firth of Forth will not have an adverse affect on the conservation status of European Protected Species in the area.

Rhona Brankin: Consideration of the implications for nature conservation arising from the proposal for ship-to-ship transfer in the Firth of Forth has not yet been completed.

  The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) will shortly be co-ordinating a public consultation to assess the implications for relevant nature conservation sites of Forth Ports’ revised and amplified oil spill contingency plan. The consultation is designed to establish whether the revised and amplified plan will adversely affect the integrity of those nature conservation sites.

  Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) will provide further advice on the nature conservation implications of the proposal under the Habitats Directive. Their advice will also cover European Protected Species.

  The Executive will respond to the MCA consultation when it has had the opportunity to consider SNH’s full advice.

NHS Finance

Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive what the allocation and distribution of NHS budgets would have been in each year since 1999 under complete application of the Arbuthnott formula, broken down by NHS board.

Mr Andy Kerr: Details are as follows:

  

 NHS Board
Target Allocation 1999-2000 (£ Million)
Target Allocation 2000-01 (£ Million)
Target Allocation 2001-02 (£ Million)
Target Allocation 2002-03 (£ Million)
Target Allocation 2003-04 (£ Million)
Target Allocation 2004-05 (£ Million)
Target Allocation 2005-06 (£ Million)


 Argyll and Clyde
 398.399
 439.615
 462.151
 474.139
 505.214
 565.952
 606.216


 Ayrshire and Arran
 338.438
 362.381
 385.674
 401.884
 436.587
 500.660
 534.287


 Borders
 100.731
 109.186
 112.372
 114.168
 123.601
 141.911
 153.122


 Dumfries and Galloway
 147.478
 153.914
 162.710
 169.258
 181.795
 206.388
 222.830


 Fife
 296.297
 321.215
 335.190
 346.024
 374.938
 426.195
 462.223


 Forth Valley
 243.953
 267.571
 278.443
 288.105
 308.008
 343.380
 370.628


 Grampian
 456.243
 497.119
 507.295
 542.940
 577.789
 629.082
 665.535


 Greater Glasgow
 910.138
 950.865
 1,023.397
 1,150.639
 1,210.486
 1,343.087
 1,415.806


 Highland
 196.923
 203.510
 227.261
 238.358
 260.473
 302.768
 326.453


 Lanarkshire
 474.524
 515.713
 556.379
 567.685
 616.153
 686.293
 737.255


 Lothian
 686.132
 743.189
 777.084
 785.655
 895.742
 947.795
 995.350


 Orkney
 21.215
 21.864
 24.369
 25.715
 27.137
 31.106
 32.042


 Shetland
 25.005
 27.104
 29.602
 33.571
 36.168
 38.839
 40.364


 Tayside
 401.681
 424.563
 452.303
 474.489
 495.255
 553.197
 586.741


 Western Isles
 37.429
 35.593
 42.387
 47.022
 50.970
 55.713
 59.467

NHS Finance

Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual and cumulative totals have been for budgetary (a) benefit and (b) deficit to each NHS board as a result of incomplete application of the Arbuthnott formula since 1999.

Mr Andy Kerr: Details are as follows:

  

 NHS Board
Benefit/Deficit (-)1999-2000 (£ Million)
Benefit/Deficit (-) 2000-01 (£ Million)
Benefit/Deficit (-) 2001-02 (£ Million)
Benefit/Deficit (-) 2002-03 (£ Million)
Benefit/Deficit (-) 2003-04 (£ Million)
Benefit/Deficit (-) 2004-05 (£ Million)
Benefit/Deficit (-) 2005-06 (£ Million)
CumulativeBenefit/Deficit (-) (£ Million)


 Argyll and Clyde
 -1.546
 10.462
 7.808
 -2.625
 -4.353
 -5.222
 -4.414
 0.110


 Ayrshire and Arran
 -2.326
 -5.117
 -1.022
 -11.072
 -9.449
 -7.682
 -6.485
 -43.152


 Borders
 -0.517
 2.240
 0.983
 -3.522
 -3.470
 -3.413
 -2.681
 -10.381


 Dumfries and Galloway
 -0.526
 0.133
 0.221
 -3.993
 -3.383
 -3.376
 -3.003
 -13.926


 Fife
 -1.631
 1.098
 0.818
 -7.849
 -7.978
 -9.491
 -6.793
 -31.826


 Forth Valley
 0.242
 2.972
 2.082
 -6.617
 -4.751
 -4.697
 -3.320
 -14.088


 Grampian
 0.725
 9.096
 4.327
 3.860
 0.948
 2.098
 1.828
 22.881


 Greater Glasgow
 -0.770
 -21.822
 -11.584
 32.402
 34.284
 35.965
 33.082
 101.558


 Highland
 -0.920
 -9.716
 -3.802
 -8.569
 -6.248
 -4.589
 -3.928
 -37.772


 Lanarkshire
 -3.144
 2.350
 2.033
 -6.318
 -7.858
 -10.200
 -9.184
 -32.321


 Lothian
 4.837
 13.517
 5.144
 10.580
 9.472
 3.959
 -2.896
 44.613


 Orkney
 -0.212
 -0.511
 -0.129
 0.019
 0.104
 0.310
 -0.030
 -0.449


 Shetland
 0.223
 0.468
 1.363
 2.597
 2.860
 3.103
 3.258
 13.871


 Tayside
 5.039
 -0.973
 -6.757
 0.602
 -0.788
 2.051
 2.871
 2.046


 Western Isles
 0.526
 -4.198
 -1.482
 0.507
 0.705
 1.185
 1.760
 -0.997

NHS Finance

Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive what systems are in place to redistribute NHS budgets to each NHS board according to the principles of the Arbuthnott formula.

Mr Andy Kerr: All boards receive a standard uplift annually to meet the cost of pay and price increases, increases in the drugs bill and developments. In addition, those boards below their target share of resources under the Arbuthnott formula receive additional funding to move them towards their target share.

NHS Finance

Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive what plans are in place to allocate retrospective funding to NHS boards which have not received their full allocations according to the Arbuthnott formula.

Mr Andy Kerr: All boards have received a standard uplift annually to meet the cost of pay and price increases, increases in the drugs bill and developments. In addition, those boards below their target share of resources under the Arbuthnott formula receive additional funding. There are no plans in place to identify and allocate retrospective funding to NHS boards which have not received their full allocations according to the Arbuthnott formula.

NHS Finance

Richard Lochhead (North East Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding was allocated to each NHS board in each of the last three years and how much funding has been allocated for each of the next three years, expressed also on a per capita basis.

Mr Andy Kerr: Details are as follows:

  

 NHS Board
2002-03 Total Allocation (£ million)
2002-03 Per Capita (£)
2003-04 Total Allocation (£ million)
2003-04 Per Capita (£)
2004-05 Total Allocation (£ million)
2004-05 Per Capita (£)


 Argyll and Clyde
 476.764
 1,139
 509.567
 1,222
 571.174
 1,374


 Ayrshire and Arran
 412.956
 1,125
 446.036
 1,215
 508.342
 1,383


 Borders
 117.690
 1,096
 127.071
 1,174
 145.324
 1,330


 Dumfries and Galloway
 173.251
 1,176
 185.178
 1,258
 209.764
 1,418


 Fife
 358.873
 1,009
 382.916
 1,088
 435.686
 1,229


 Forth Valley
 294.722
 1,055
 312.759
 1,118
 348.077
 1,235


 Grampian
 539.080
 1,030
 576.841
 1,102
 626.984
 1,196


 Greater Glasgow
 1,118.237
 1,291
 1,176.202
 1,358
 1,307.122
 1,509


 Highland
 246.927
 1,186
 266.721
 1,276
 307.357
 1,454


 Lanarkshire
 574.003
 1,038
 624.011
 1,128
 696.493
 1,252


 Lothian
 775.075
 995
 886.270
 1,136
 943.836
 1,199


 Orkney
 25.696
 1,338
 27.033
 1,400
 30.796
 1,579


 Shetland
 30.974
 1,412
 33.308
 1,523
 35.736
 1,629


 Tayside
 473.887
 1,223
 496.043
 1,283
 551.146
 1,421


 Western Isles
 46.515
 1,775
 50.265
 1,926
 54.528
 2,076



  

 NHS Board
2005-06 Total Allocation (£ million)
2005-06 Per Capita (£)


 Argyll and Clyde
 610.630
 1,469


 Ayrshire and Arran
 540.772
 1,471


 Borders
 155.803
 1,426


 Dumfries and Galloway
 225.833
 1,527


 Fife
 469.016
 1,323


 Forth Valley
 373.948
 1,327


 Grampian
 663.707
 1,267


 Greater Glasgow
 1,382.724
 1,595


 Highland
 330.381
 1,563


 Lanarkshire
 746.439
 1,342


 Lothian
 998.246
 1,268


 Orkney
 32.072
 1,645


 Shetland
 37.106
 1,691


 Tayside
 583.870
 1,505


 Western Isles
 57.707
 2,198



  Firm allocations for 2006-07 and 2007-08 have still to be finalised.

NHS Staff

Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the financial implications were for (a) the NHS and (b) academic institutions of the decision in the Court of the University of Glasgow case in respect of the form of contract for clinical academic posts and the consequential impact on VAT for the three years prior to 2005-06 and what the financial implications of this decision will be in (i) 2005-06 and (ii) the next five years.

Mr Andy Kerr: The financial implications of the Court of the University of Glasgow’s ruling both for the University of Glasgow and for the NHS across the UK are still being assessed. As Lord Warner indicated in his statement to the House of Lords on 1 December 2005, a meeting is due to take place between Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, UK Health Departments, the Department for Education and Skills, NHS Employers and the University and Colleges Employers Association to discuss contractual solutions and other potential ways forward. This is due to take place on 31 January 2006. Once a way forward has been identified, it will be for NHS boards and relevant universities to work in partnership to manage any financial implications.

NHS Staff

Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many posts are jointly funded between NHS Scotland and academic institutions.

Mr Andy Kerr: There are currently 432 honorary contracts in NHS Scotland. This figure indicates the number of doctors who are working both in Universities and within the NHS. Information on how these posts are funded is not held centrally as this is a matter for local agreement between NHS boards and academic institutions.

NHS Staff

Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent by NHS Scotland on academic medical posts in the three years prior to 2005-06 and how much will be spent on these posts in (a) 2005-06 and (b) each future year for which figures are available.

Mr Andy Kerr: This information is not held centrally. Expenditure on academics medical posts is a matter for NHS boards to determine in consultation with Universities and is spent from within their general allocations.

NHS Staff

Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many posts jointly funded by NHS Scotland and academic institutions are covered by the new form of contract referred to by Lord Warner ( Official Report , House of Lords, 1 December 2005; Vol 440, c 404) and on what date the first of these contracts took effect.

Mr Andy Kerr: At this stage of the discussion it is not possible to quantify how many posts any new form of contract would cover in Scotland. A meeting is taking place between Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, UK Health Departments, the Department for Education and Skills, NHS Employers and the University and Colleges Employers Association on 31 January 2006 to discuss the contractual issues and potential ways forward.

NHS Staff

Mrs Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS staff were physically attacked at work in each year since 1999.

Mr Andy Kerr: The information requested is not collected centrally in the form requested. The data available on violence and aggression related incidents can be seen on the Scottish Health Statistics website under workforce statistics, www.isdscotland.org/workforce .

NHS Staff

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-12029 by Mr Andy Kerr on 19 November 2004, how many psychologists have been employed by each NHS board in each year since 1999, broken down by category and expressed also on a per capita basis.

Mr Andy Kerr: The following tables show the whole-time equivalent (WTE) of NHS employed psychologists by NHS board 2001-04. WTE adjusts headcount to allow for part-time working. Information for the years 1999 and 2000 is not available centrally.

  Table 1: Applied Psychologists WTE by NHS Board at 30 September 2001

  

 
Clinical Psychologists Grade B
Clinical Psychologists Grade A
Other Applied Psychologists*
 Total WTE of all Applied Psychologists
Ratio of per Capita Population to 1 WTE of all Applied Psychologists


 Argyll and Clyde
 10.60
 9.30
 3.00
 22.90
 18,371


 Ayrshire and Arran
 9.10
 12.30
 1.80
 23.20
 15,875


 Borders
 4.50
 3.60
 0.00
 8.10
 13,204


 Dumfries and Galloway
 6.90
 2.20
 0.00
 9.10
 16,240


 Fife
 9.90
 18.30
 1.00
 29.20
 11,976


 Forth Valley
 7.80
 10.60
 0.00
 18.40
 15,176


 Grampian
 10.30
 21.20
 1.50
 33.00
 15,935


 Greater Glasgow
 33.00
 35.50
 1.10
 69.60
 12,474


 Highland
 4.80
 6.00
 0.00
 10.80
 19,344


 Lanarkshire
 7.50
 11.60
 4.00
 23.10
 23,949


 Lothian
 20.10
 26.80
 1.80
 48.70
 15,996


 Orkney
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -


 Shetland
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -


 State Hospital+
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -


 Tayside
 11.30
 17.80
 0.00
 29.00
 13,405


 Western Isles
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -


 Scotland 
 135.80
 175.20
 14.10
 325.10
 15,577



  Source: ISD Scotland.

  Table 2: Applied Psychologists WTE by NHS Board at 30 September 2002

  

 
Clinical Psychologists Grade B
Clinical Psychologists Grade A
Other Applied Psychologists*
 Total WTE of all Applied Psychologists
Ratio of Per Capita Population to 1 WTE of all Applied Psychologists


 Argyll and Clyde
 11.60
 7.20
 3.00
 21.80
 19,298


 Ayrshire and Arran
 8.00
 12.20
 1.80
 22.00
 16,740


 Borders
 3.50
 3.60
 0.00
 7.10
 15,063


 Dumfries and Galloway
 8.60
 3.20
 0.00
 11.80
 12,524


 Fife
 11.40
 20.10
 2.00
 33.50
 10,439


 Forth Valley
 7.80
 9.00
 0.00
 16.80
 16,621


 Grampian
 9.30
 19.40
 3.50
 32.20
 16,331


 Greater Glasgow
 35.50
 49.40
 4.00
 88.90
 9,766


 Highland
 4.80
 6.70
 0.00
 11.50
 18,167


 Lanarkshire
 7.10
 15.10
 4.10
 26.30
 21,035


 Lothian
 22.20
 34.40
 2.30
 58.90
 13,226


 Orkney
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -


 Shetland
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -


 State Hospital+
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -


 Tayside
 11.10
 17.20
 0.00
 28.50
 13,640


 Western Isles
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -


 Scotland 
 141.10
 197.50
 20.70
 359.30
 14,095



  Source: ISD Scotland.

  Note: +Please note The State Hospital did not participate in the data collection exercise in 2001 and 2002.

  Table 3: Applied Psychologists WTE by NHS Board at 30 September 2003

  

 
Clinical Psychologists Grade B
Clinical Psychologists Grade A
Other Applied Psychologists*
 Total WTE of all Applied Psychologists
Ratio of Per Capita Population to 1 WTE of all Applied Psychologists


 Argyll and Clyde
 9.70
 11.80
 2.50
 25.00
 16,919


 Ayrshire and Arran
 10.60
 7.30
 1.80
 19.70
 18,789


 Borders
 4.10
 4.10
 1.00
 9.20
 11,875


 Dumfries and Galloway
 7.20
 3.60
 1.00
 11.80
 12,719


 Fife
 16.10
 18.50
 4.00
 38.60
 9,205


 Forth Valley
 11.20
 9.80
 0.0
 21.00
 13,429


 Grampian
 8.80
 21.90
 4.40
 35.00
 15,091


 Greater Glasgow
 33.40
 39.80
 2.10
 75.30
 11,627


 Highland
 4.80
 7.30
 1.00
 13.10
 16,075


 Lanarkshire
 10.10
 15.70
 3.70
 29.50
 18,949


 Lothian
 24.40
 30.20
 5.20
 59.90
 13,145


 Orkney
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -


 Shetland
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -


 State Hospital
 1.20
 4.00
 1.00
 6.20
 -


 Tayside
 11.00
 16.00
 0.0
 27.00
 14,507


 Western Isles
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -


 Scotland
 152.50
 191.00
 27.70
 371.00
 13,633



  Source: ISD Scotland.

  Table 4: Applied Psychologists WTE by NHS Board at 30 September 2004

  

 
Clinical Psychologists Grade B
Clinical Psychologists Grade A
 Other Applied Psychologists*
 Total WTE of all Applied Psychologists
Ratio of Per Capita Population to 1 WTE of all Applied Psychologists


 Argyll and Clyde
 10.70
 12.20
 2.00
 24.90
 16,693


 Ayrshire and Arran
 11.00
 10.30
 1.86
 23.16
 15,872


 Borders
 3.90
 5.10
 1.00
 10.00
 10,927


 Dumfries and Galloway
 8.20
 4.65
 1.00
 13.85
 10,681


 Fife
 14.00
 24.10
 3.00
 41.10
 8,626


 Forth Valley
 8.50
 7.10
 0.80
 16.40
 17,181


 Grampian
 9.85
 27.30
 6.01
 43.16
 12,141


 Greater Glasgow
 45.45
 50.63
 4.90
 100.98
 8,587


 Highland
 4.80
 8.30
 -
 13.10
 16,133


 Lanarkshire
 9.70
 20.60
 3.50
 33.80
 16,453


 Lothian
 25.04
 31.46
 4.40
 60.90
 12,931


 Orkney
 0
 0
 0
 0
 -


 Shetland
 0
 0
 0
 0
 -


 State Hospital
 2.70
 5.45
 1.00
 9.15
 -


 Tayside
 11.50
 16.60
 -
 28.10
 13,805


 Western Isles
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -


 Scotland
 165.34
 223.79
 29.47
 418.60
 12,132



  Source: ISD Scotland.

  Note: *Other Applied Psychologists includes counselling psychologists, health psychologists, forensic psychologists and neuropsychologists.

NHS Staff

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-12029 by Mr Andy Kerr on 19 November 2004, whether it will provide a breakdown of the number of people waiting to see a psychologist in each NHS board area on 31 December or another fixed date in each year since 1999.

Mr Andy Kerr: The information requested is not available centrally. Waiting lists data is collected centrally only for first out-patient appointments at a consultant-led out-patient clinic, following referral by a General Medical or Dental Practitioner, and for hospital in-patient and day case treatment. Psychology services are provided by a range of health care professionals, and are carried out in a variety of settings.

Planning

Susan Deacon (Edinburgh East and Musselburgh) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to sustain and promote the economic viability of high street and town centre retail businesses in light of the potential impact of out-of-town retail parks.

Nicol Stephen: The Scottish Executive is taking a number of steps to help high street and town centre retailers.

  We have recently consulted on a new Scottish Planning Policy covering Town Centres (SPP 8) and are considering the responses. We intend to publish the finalised SPP 8 in the spring.

  In addition, all businesses will benefit from our commitment to equalise the Scottish business rate poundage with that of England. From 1 April 2006, the poundage gap will be halved, and from 1 April 2007 we will fully equalise with England. Taken together with lower average rises in rateable values in Scotland than in England, this represents a real cut to operating costs and gives our businesses an important competitive edge.

  It should be noted that the retail sector makes a significant contribution to Scotland’s economy as the latest figures show that it accounts for almost five per cent of GDP.

Planning

Dr Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether, under National Planning Policy Guideline: NPPG 19 - radio telecommunications, a local authority is obliged to inform the Executive of any planning application which would involve the authority receiving rental from the applicant for a development on land which the authority owns.

Johann Lamont: NPPG 19 does not in itself place an obligation on planning authorities to notify Scottish Ministers of a particular planning application. Paragraph 69 does, however, refer to instances where planning authorities are required to give such notification under planning and other procedures.

  In particular, the Town and Country Planning (Notification of Applications) (Scotland) Direction 1997, contained in Circular 4/1997 - Notification of Planning Applications, requires planning authorities to notify Scottish ministers of planning applications in which the authority have an interest.

  Specifically, planning authorities are required to notify Scottish ministers of any planning application where they propose to grant planning permission for any development:

  (a) in respect of which the authority has a financial interest, or

  (b) which is to be located on land wholly or partly in its ownership or in which it has an interest;

  in circumstances where:

  (i) the proposed development does not accord with the adopted or approved local plan for the area or has been the subject of a substantial body of objections, and

  (ii) the Town and Country Planning (Development by Planning Authorities) (Scotland) Regulations 1981(a) do not apply to the proposed development.

  Both NPPG 19 – Radio Telecommunications and Circular 4/1997 – Notification of Planning Applications are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. numbers 15218 and 33972 respectively).

Police

Frances Curran (West of Scotland) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown by police force of all overtime payments to officers working during July 2005 and what information it has on overtime payments made to police officers from forces outwith Scotland.

Cathy Jamieson: This information is not held centrally. The payment of overtime is a matter entirely for individual chief constables.

  The total cost of mutual aid related to G8 came to £44.660 million. Mutual aid comprised the additional staffing costs including salary, overtime and other elements incurred by police forces who contributed to the operation. £23.165 million of that total went to Scottish police forces (including the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency) with English and Welsh forces (including the British Transport Police) receiving £21.495 million.

Police

Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to ensure that each police force uses a standard system to record crime.

Cathy Jamieson: All forces have applied the Scottish Crime Recording Standard since April 2004.

Police

Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to change the way in which police accidents are recorded.

Cathy Jamieson: The Executive has no plans to change the way in which police accidents are recorded.

Population

Shiona Baird (North East Scotland) (Green): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is concerned by the 24% drop in the population of Aberdeen by 2024, predicted by the report in October 2005.

George Lyon: These are projections – and certainly not any kind of definite statement of what will happen to Aberdeen’s population in the long-term. Although they are based on recent trends, such projections are not able to take account of the possible impact of changes in policy, economic or social conditions.

  We are committed to pursuing a range of policies, including the continued development of Fresh Talent, to attract bright, talented and hard working people to live and work in Scotland and to bolster the dynamism of Scottish life and the economy.

Prison Service

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-21502 by Cathy Jamieson on 14 December 2005, whether the term "otherwise", as defined by section 43(1) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989, would cover a person committed for torture.

Cathy Jamieson: No. The Scottish Prison Service may only detain a person for lawful purposes. Torture is prohibited under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Rail Network

Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green): To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to announce its decision on Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive’s response to the findings of the feasibility study into the Glasgow Crossrail link.

Tavish Scott: We expect to be able to respond to Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive on the Glasgow Crossrail study during the spring.

Rendition Flights

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Her Majesty’s Government to establish the nature of the business of CIA flights landing at Scottish airports which an official spokesperson for the Prime Minister identified as "normal CIA business, not related to renditions" in a Downing Street press briefing on 12 December 2005.

Cathy Jamieson: The Scottish Executive has not had any discussions with the UK Government to establish the nature of the business of CIA flights landing at Scottish airports.

Rendition Flights

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has given consideration to the allegations of Amnesty International that three US agency chartered flights flew terror suspects from various locations to countries where they faced torture and on the plane’s return to America stopped over at Glasgow Prestwick airport to refuel on each occasion, as reported in The Herald on 16 December 2005.

Cathy Jamieson: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-21577 on 22 December 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search .

Rendition Flights

Mr Jim Wallace (Orkney) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive, in pursuance of the resolution of the Parliament on 22 December 2005 on motion S2M-3766, as amended, on "Torture Flights" on Scottish Soil, when it will detail the communications it has had with the Foreign Office over this matter.

Cathy Jamieson: The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues. While communications with the UK Government are subject to an established undertaking of mutual confidentiality, I am able to confirm, in accordance with motion S2M-3766, that there has been communication with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office about the issues that were debated in Parliament on 22 December 2005 and that the UK Government has been made aware of the debate and the terms of the motion.

Sex Offenders

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals have been on the sex offenders’ register in each year since 2000.

Cathy Jamieson: The number of sex offenders recorded by the Scottish Criminal Record Office as being registered with Scottish Police Forces since 2000 is shown in the following table.

  

 As at:
 Number of Registrations


 March 2000
 1,174


 March 2001
 1,480


 March 2002
 1,724


 March 2003
 1,926


 March 2004
 2,244


 March 2005
 2,677


 January 2006
 3,044

Skye Bridge

Rob Gibson (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether the legality of the Skye Bridge contract documents and subsequent prosecutions can be established beyond doubt, in light of recent comments by the former procurator fiscal at Dingwall.

Colin Boyd QC: The legality of the Skye Bridge tolling regime has been challenged on many occasions in both civil and criminal courts, always unsuccessfully and I do not consider that the matter is affected in any way by the views expressed by the former procurator fiscal.

Small Businesses

Richard Lochhead (North East Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what measures have been introduced since 1999 to assist small businesses to upgrade their skills base.

Allan Wilson: Since 1999, we have collectively developed and implemented a number of measures designed to enable businesses in Scotland to build and upgrade their skills base. Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and learndirect scotland provide advice and guidance to businesses seeking to develop the skills of their staff. Services include learndirect scotland for business (providing access to expert training advisers who assist businesses in assessing skills needs and identifying training solutions), Scottish Enterprise’s "Business Gateway" service (providing information, guidance and learning opportunities support) and Highlands and Islands Enterprise’s "Learning Works" (providing information on skills development and local learning opportunities).

  Scotland’s colleges are committed to working closely with small businesses in their local area. There has been record investment in the sector, rising to almost £620 million by 2007-08 (an increase in cash terms of almost £200 million since 2003-04).

  Through the Skillseekers programme, employers benefit from skills acquired by participants, and from the financial support provided for their training and development.

  The Business Learning Accounts pilot is now complete and is currently being evaluated. It was developed as a means of testing approaches to encourage small businesses to train and develop their staff, in an effort to promote business growth.

Speed Cameras

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what the total revenue generated from speed cameras has been and how many deaths on roads have been caused as a direct result of speeding in each year since 1999, broken down by police force area.

Cathy Jamieson: The revenue generated from speed cameras within the Scottish Safety Camera Programme in each year since 1999 is provided in the following table.

  Information on the number of deaths on roads caused as a direct result of speeding is not available. However, since January 2005, the Executive has been collecting additional information on road accidents to include the factors thought to have contributed to the occurrence of the accident, for example, driver impairment by drugs or alcohol, fatigue and/or speed. However, it will not generally be possible from the statistical data to attribute any individual factor as being the single cause of the accident. It is expected that this additional information will be included in Road Accidents Scotland 2005 at the end of this year.

  

 Partnership
2000-01 (£000)
2001-02 (£000)
2002-03 (£000)
2003-04 (£000)
2004-05 (£000)
Total (£000)


 Strathclyde
 450
 861
 1,670
 3,454
 3,040
 9,475


 Fife
 -
 -
 422
 619
 468*
 1,508


 North East 
 -
 -
 278
 1,013
 728*
 2,019


 Lothian and Borders
 -
 -
 -
 1,617
 2,483
 4,100


 Dumfries and Galloway
 -
 -
 -
 545
 989*
 1,534


 Tayside
 -
 -
 -
 388
 621*
 1,010


 Northern
 -
 -
 -
 -
 203
 203


 Total (£000)
 450
 861
 2,370
 7,635
 8,532
 19,848



  *Un-audited figures (Totals may not equal the sum of their parts due to rounding).

  Notes:

  1. Figures given are for partnerships from the date they joined the Safety Camera Programme. Central Scotland is not currently part of the programme. The partnerships in the table expanded or joined the programme as indicated below:

  2. In 2001-02, Strathclyde included only Glasgow City Council area.

  3. In 2002-03, Strathclyde expanded to cover four local authority areas; Fife joined the programme in April 2002 and the North East Partnership joined in October 2002.

  4. In 2003-04, Strathclyde expanded to 12 local authority areas; Dumfries and Galloway, Lothian and Borders and Tayside joined in July 2003.

  5. In 2004-05, Lothian and Borders expanded to three local authority areas; Northern joined in July 2004.

Student Loans

Fiona Hyslop (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-20846 by Nicol Stephen on 13 December 2005, whether it will publish the payments broken down into their constituent parts.

Nicol Stephen: The figures provided in the answer to S2W-20846 can be broken down further from 2002-03 to 2004-05 as shown. Definitions of each element of these payments have also been provided.

  Due to a change in ledger systems in 2001, this information can not be easily obtained for the earlier years. However, my officials are currently looking into this and I will write to the member once this information becomes available.

  

Year
1 Subsidy (£000)
2 Write Offs (£000)
3 Loans Repurchased (£000)
4 First Loss Claims (£000)
5 First Loss Repayments (£000)
6 Adjustment (£000)
Total (£000)


 2002-03
 8,610
 95
 25
 2,349
 -108
 -326
 10,645


 2003-04
 5,611
 162
 95
 1,495
 -221
 -90
 7,052


 2004-05
 5,075
 193
 41
 1,134
 -217
 999
 7,225



  Notes:

  Column 1 – The subsidy is the payment made to the purchasing banks to cover the difference between the commercial rate of interest the banks would normally charge and the rate of inflation they are required to charge by the regulations.

  Column 2 – Payments are made to the purchasing banks for loans which are written off due to age or death.

  Column 3 – Shows payments made for loans which are "repurchased" and returned to the government portfolio for reasons of permanent disability or being medically unfit for work.

  Column 4 – First loss claims, reimburse the purchasing banks for loans which become 24 months or more in arrears, as these loans no longer attract the interest rate subsidy.

  Column 5 – First loss repayments are deducted from the total Executive payment as loan repayments can still be received after the first loss claim is put in place, i.e. after the bad debt is written off.

  Column 6 – Adjustments can be made to the figures in respect of year-end reconciliations between what has been paid by the DfES and the devolved administrations. Adjustments can also be made to reflect accruals and differences in spend across financial years.

Transport

Margaret Smith (Edinburgh West) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what input it has had regarding transport links between Scotland and England to the Eddington Transport Review and whether it will make further representations on this issue.

Tavish Scott: The Eddington Transport Study into the long-term economic impact of transport is a UK Government initiative. I met Rod Eddington during his visit to Scotland on 16 December, and we discussed a range of transport issues including links between Scotland and England.

Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

Freedom of Information

Helen Eadie (Dunfermline East) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what the cost has been of processing freedom of information (FOI) requests from journalists and broadcasters, broken down by (a) journalist or broadcaster and (b) publication or broadcasting organisation.

Duncan McNeil: The SPCB has spent an estimated 6,979 hours processing freedom of information requests received from journalists and broadcasters completed between 1 January 2005 and 25 November 2005 at a cost of £139,570. The details referring to each journalist/broadcaster and to each publication/broadcasting organisation are set out in the enclosed table.

  The number of hours is based on the figures provided by the FOI Action Officers and FOI Decision Takers in each office together with an estimate of the time spent by the Information Access Team, Directorate of Legal Services and the Media Relations Office. Staff costs are calculated using an average hourly rate of £20. The number of hours does not include the substantial number of management hours involved in replying to FOI requests nor the cost of servicing requests for reviews or appeals or overheads such as photocopying, printing and postal charges.

  In replying to this question we have fully considered our obligations under the Data Protection Act and have concluded that the names of journalists and broadcasters who have identified themselves to us by supplying their job title, business addressee or work e-mail as part of the request will be included in this reply.

  

 Publication
 Requester
 Total Hours
 Total Cost


The Sunday Herald
 Matthew Magee
 7
£130


 Paul Hutcheon
 1,630
£32,598


The Sunday Herald Total
 1,636
£32,728


Scotland on Sunday
 Eddie Barnes
 627
£12,541


 Murdo MacLeod
 605
£12,093


Scotland on Sunday Total
 1,232
£24,634


The Sunday Times
 Carlos Alba
 447
£8,930


 Jason Allardyce
 79
£1,580


 Jonathan Lessware
 218
£4,354


 Kathleen Nutt
 228
£4,570


The Sunday Times Total
 972
£19,434


The Herald
 Robbie Dinwoodie
 7
£133


 Tom Gordon
 963
£19,256


The Herald Total
 969
£19,390


Edinburgh Evening News
 Chris Mooney
 3
£60


 Ian Swanson
 512
£10,248


Edinburgh Evening News Total
 515
£10,308


The Scotsman
 Hamish Macdonell
 465
£9,304


The Scotsman Total
 
 465
£9,304


The Press and Journal
 Paul Gallagher
 423
£8,465


The Press and Journal Total
 423
£8,465


Daily Mail
 Ian Smith
 87
£1,732


 Stuart Nicolson
 86
£1,720


Daily Mail Total
 173
£3,452


 Freelance
 Toby MacDonald
 166
£3,320


 Freelance Total
 166
£3,320


 Scottish Mail On Sunday
 Mark Aitken
 162
£3,249


 Scottish Mail On Sunday Total
 
 162
£3,249


 Scottish Press Association
 Andrew Black
 81
£1,620


 Russell Fallis
 3
£60


 Scottish Press Association Total
 84
£1,680


 Scottish Mirror
 Frank Hurley
 76
£1,520


 Siobhan MacFadyen
 4
£73


 Scottish Mirror Total
 80
£1,593


 Aberdeen Journals 
 Simon Johnson
 79
£1,580


 Aberdeen Journals Total
 79
£1,580


The Daily Telegraph
 Tom Peterkin
 7
£133


The Daily Telegraph Total
 7
£133


Daily Record
 Dave King
 4
£70


 Paul Sinclair
 3
£60


Daily Record Total
 7
£130


 CBS News
 Doug Pasternak
 5
£90


 CBS News Total
 5
£90


 BBC Scotland
 Bob Wylie
 4
£80


 BBC Scotland Total
 4
£80


 Grand Total
 6,979
£139,570